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finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec

glide¹ [glaid] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (along)
drseti, polzeti; jadrati po zraku

to glide into vtihotapiti se; komaj opazno prehajati v kaj
to glide into debts lesti v dolgove

glow² [glou] samostalnik
žar; gorečnost, vnema; rdečica

to be all of a glow, to be in a glow biti ves iz sebe, komaj čakati

hang on prehodni glagol
oklepati se, čvrsto se držati; ostati pri telefonu

to hang on by one's eyelids komaj se držati, figurativno viseti na nitki
to hang on like green death biti vztrajen, ne popustiti
to hang on by the skin of one's teeth vztrajati

inarticulate [ina:tíkjulit] pridevnik (inarticulately prislov)
nerazločen, nejasen (govor); skop z besedo, vase zaprt
zoologija nečlenast

he is inarticulate on se nejasno izraža; komaj usta odpre
inarticulate with rage onemel od jeze

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

likely¹ [láikli] pridevnik
verjeten, možen, mogoč; mnogo obetajoč (tudi likely-looking)

not likely komaj, težko
he is likely to come verjetno bo prišcl
which is his most likely route? katero pot bo najverjetneje ubral?
a likely lad mnogo obetajoč fant
a likely candidate možen kandidat
ironično a likely story! kaj malo verjetno

live² [liv]

1. neprehodni glagol
živeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti

2. prehodni glagol
preživljati

to live to be old; ali to live to a great age dočakati visoko starost, dolgo živeti
to live close živeti pretirano skromno
to live in a small way skromno živeti
to live in clover živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbno
to live fast razuzdano živeti
to live a lie živeti čez svoje razmere
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
live and learn! učiš se vse življenje
to live by painting živeti od slikanja
to live to o.s. sam zase živeti
to live within o.s. povleči se vase, živeti po svoje
live and let live daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živeti
to live a double life živeti dvojno življenje
the dead live on in our hearts mrtvi živijo dalje v naših srcih
to live to see doživeti
to live off one's capital živeti od svojega kapitala
to live by one's wits znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstva
live wage mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje

map¹ [mæp] samostalnik
zemljevid, zemljepisna karta

pogovorno on the map važen
not on the map nemogoč, komaj verjeten
pogovorno off the map pozabljen, zastarel
to wipe off the map zravnati (mesto) z zemljo
figurativno to put on the map dati veljavo, uveljaviti
map grid koordinatna mreža

margin¹ [má:džin] samostalnik
rob, meja (tudi figurativno)
presežek
ekonomija marža, razlika med kupno in prodajno ceno, dobiček; vplačana vsota za kritje borzne transakcije
ekonomija meja rentabilnosti

on the margin of good taste na meji dobrega okusa
as by (ali per) margin kot je ob robu (zapisano)
in the margin na robu, ob strani (zabeleženo)
bled margin do besedila odstrižen rob
cropped margin preveč odstrižen rob
by a narrow margin komaj, za las
to have a narrow margin of profit imeti zelo majhen dobiček
margin of safety varnostni faktor
margin release key čezrobnik (pri pisalnem stroju)
margin stop robnik (pri pisalnem stroju)

matter² [mǽtə] neprehodni glagol
biti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za)
medgnojiti se

does it matter? ali je važno?
it doesn't matter nič ne de, ni važno
it little matters je komaj važno

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

narrow¹ [nǽrou] pridevnik (narrowly prislov)
ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava)
britanska angleščina skop (with)

by a narrow margin z majhno prednostjo
to have a narrow squeak za las uiti, komaj uiti
a narrow inspection natančen pregled
to live in narrow circumstances živeti v bedi
narrow majority majhna večina
to make a narrow escape komaj (za las) uiti
in the narrower sense of the word v ožjem pomenu besede
geografija the Narrow Seas Rokavski preliv in Irsko morje
figurativno the narrow way trnova pot
narrow vowels ozki samoglasniki
within narrow bounds zelo omejen

near² [níə] pridevnik
bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend zaupen prijatelj
near miss le malo zgrešen zadetek
it was a near thing komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo
near work za oči naporno delo
the near distance del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom
near akin v bližnjem sorodstvu
ameriško near true skoraj gotovo
the nearest way najkrajša pot
the Near East Bližnji Vzhod

no² [nou] prislov (za or)
ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh ne

vojska, sleng no compree ne razumem
whether or no da ali ne
no sooner ... than komaj ... že
no sooner said than done rečeno - storjeno
let no sooner said than done rečeno storjeno
let us have no more of it dovolj besedi
no more nič več, ne več, niti
no little nemalo
no less than vsaj, najmanj, nič manj od
no less for vkljub
no longer ne več
no longer (ago) than yesterday šele včeraj

pinch² [pinč]

1. prehodni glagol
ščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati
figurativno utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti
figurativno ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga
sleng ukrasti
sleng zapreti, aretirati
britanska angleščina priganjati konja

2. neprehodni glagol
tiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.)
figurativno biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti
sleng krasti

to pinch off odščipniti (vršičke)
to be pinched for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
to be pinched biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)
pinched circumstances omejene razmere
to be pinched with cold biti premražen, pomodreti od mraza
to be pinched with hunger biti izstradan
to be pinched with poverty biti zelo siromašen
a pinched face shiran obraz
to pinch and scrape komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščiti
to pinch s.o. in (on, for) držati koga na kratko
that is where the shoe pinches tam čevelj žuli

ready¹ [rédi] pridevnik
pripravljen, gotov; hiter, brz; spreten, vešč, okreten, sposoben (at, in v, pri)
voljan, rad; nagnjen (k); neposreden, bližnji, ki je na dosegu, pri roki, primeren; udoben, lahek, preprost; kratek, direkten (način, pot)
trgovina uporaben; otipljiv, prijemljiv, čist
arhaično takojšen (o plačilu)

ready capital obratni kapital
a ready consent hitra, takojšnja privolitev
ready for death pripravljen na smrt
ready for sea pripravljen za odhod na morje, za izplutje
ready for take-off pripravljen za vzlet
a ready pen figurativno spreten pisec
a ready reply hiter, odrezav odgovor
ready source pripravljene (izdatne) zaloge
a ready speaker spreten govornik
ready to suspect nagnjen k sumničenju
a ready workman spreten, okreten delavec
a ready writer pisatelj, ki hitro ustvarja
dinner is ready večerja je pripravljena (servirana)
the readiest way najpreprostejši, najlažji način (to pay one's debts plačevanja dolgov)
tickets ready! pripravite vozovnice, prosim!
I am ready to go pripravljen sern za odhod, da grem
you are too ready to criticize others ti kar prehitro kritiziraš druge
he is not clever, but he is ready on ni bister, a kaže dobro voljo
he is ready with excuses on ima hitro izgovore pri roki
he is ready to get angry on hitro vzkipi, se razjezi
he was ready to faint skoraj onesvestil se je
I was ready to drop with fatigue komaj sem se držal na nogah od utrujenosti
to find a ready market (sale) naleteti na dober odjem, dobro iti v prodajo
English money finds ready acceptance everywhere angleški denar povsod radi sprejemajo
to give a ready consent rad privoliti
to have a ready report biti odrezav
to get (to make) ready pripraviti (se)
he seized the readiest weapon pograbil je prvo orožje, ki mu je prišlo v roke
ready, steady, go! šport pripravljeni, pozor, zdaj!

ripple¹ [ripl]

1. samostalnik
lahno valovanje, kodranje, grbančenje (vodne površine); val(ovanje); kodravost (las); žuborenje
ameriško majbna brzica

a ripple of laughter figurativno tih, komaj slišen smeh

2. prehodni glagol
rahlo valoviti, kodrati, vzburkati (vodno površino)
neprehodni glagol
kodrati se, delati majhne valove, rahlo valovati (o žitu); žuboreti, šumeti
figurativno (o vodi) teči delajoč drobne valove, žuboreti
pogovorno ščebetati, mrmrati

sail² [séil] neprehodni glagol
jadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah)
figurativno dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)

to sail along the coast pluti vzdolž obale
to sail under convoy pluti v konvoju
she sailed into the room sleng "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo
prehodni glagol
prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)

to sail near the wind sleng, figurativno povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanja
to sail the Seven Seas prepluti vsa morja
to sail into s.o. sleng začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga

short¹ [šc:t] pridevnik
kratek, majhen; nizek
prozodija nenaglašen
figurativno nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen
figurativno nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)
for short zaradi kratkosti
on short commons slabo hranjen
little short of 5 dollars ne polnih 5 dolarjev, skoraj 5 dolarjev
nothing short of nič manj kot, skoraj
a short 10 miles komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj
a short way off ne daleč proč
short bill (paper) loan kratkoročna menica, posojilo
short of breath zasopel, nadušljiv
short of cash brez gotovine
short circuit elektrika kratek stik
short cut bližnjica
short date kratek rok
short drinks nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače
short of hands brez zadostne delovne sile
short rations pičli obroki
a short sea kratki (morski) valovi
short sight kratkovidnost
a short memory kratek spomin
short and sweet kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)
short story novela
short temper razvnemljivost, nagla jeza
short ton mera za težo (907,20 kg)
short weight slaba vaga
a short time ago pred kratkim
to be short with s.o. biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom
to cut (to make) a long story short na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka
to come (to fall) short of ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati
the copy falls of the original kopija zaostaja za originalom
I am short of money zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar
we are short of goods nimamo robe
the bag is 3 pounds short vreča tehta 3 funte premalo
the gate-money fell short of the expenses vstopnina ni krila izdatkov
it is nothing short of treason to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja
it would be little short of madness to bi bila skoraj norost
to come short of one's duty ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti
his joy had but a short time njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko
to make short work of hitro opraviti z
to make short shrift of figurativno napraviti kratek proces z
I ran short of bread zmanjkalo mi je kruha
to give short weight dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži
to grow shorter zmanjšati se
to take short views videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč
to be of short breath biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv